In the craft of writing, sooner or later, there comes a moment when you the method itself comes under question for its impetus for being: Why write fiction? For pleasure, out of a pressing necessity, as a method for your thoughts to transcend mere ideas or, perhaps, just due simply to vocation.

The're many more questions such as this that arise from this line of reasoning; Is it possible to learn to write just from the act itself? What secrets are there to produce good fiction? How does it all come into being as a proper novel?

Rodrigo Garnica takes it upon himself to tackle these questions and more through original reflections on the pilosophy of Sartre, Camus and Heidegger, while also going through the ideas dealt in great works of literature from masters such as Flaubert, Kafka and Becket.

Ensayo sobre la escritura (Essay on Writing) is a testimonial for the pure passion that is invoked by literature in its many forms and shapes, one that invites other creators that have taken pen to paper to also remember that first and foremost we are all readers before writing and everytime we create we stand on the shoulders of the giants that came before us as we bring forth our own vision into the world in the written form.